PS68 – Study design considerations and recommendations when studying American black bears (Ursus americanus) via hair snares
Abigail Thiemkey, Daylan Sears, Jane Burgess, Jennifer Mullinax Estimates of wildlife populations are foundational to management decision-making. Sound science enables wildlife managers to develop rules and regulations that inform harvest […]
PS69 – Population Density and Potential Sarcoptic Mange Transmission in American Black Bears: A Spatial Capture-Recapture Study in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia
Madison Thurber, Isabella Sciarrino, Brett Jesmer, Dana Morin, Katherine Martin, Carl Tugend, Marcella Kelly Infectious diseases pose a significant threat to wildlife conservation by driving population declines, fragmentation, and local […]
PS49 – Human dimensions and bear density data predict human-bear conflict hotspots
Taylor Peltier, Anna Miller, Julie Young, Sara Fischer, Emily Pomeranz, Cody Norton, Tyler Petroelje Regulated hunting and shifting public attitudes toward black bears (Ursus americanus) have facilitated the species’ recovery […]